Though he had half the women in England at his feet, criminally handsome Alain Devenish had–at the ripe old age of thirty-three–eluded all the trappings of matrimony.

Perhaps it was his devotion to his ward, Miss Josie Storm, the irresistible little minx he'd rescued from gypsy captors. Who'd have guessed such a tragic waif would become such a beautiful lady?

With suitors lined up offering for Josie'shand, "Don Juan" Devenish was suddenly feeling less like a parent and more like a jealous lover! A situation Miss Josie Storm found most agreeable indeed!

"If you are not already an avid Veryan fan, she can become addictive."
-Romantic Times